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Bacterial Activity of Liquid Soap Products: Hygiene and Safety Analysis

Bacterial Activity Tests in Liquid Soap Products

Bacterial Activity of Liquid Soap Products: Hygiene and Safety Analysis

What is Soap? What is the Importance of Its Use?

Soaps are products used for cleaning purposes consisting of a combination of various substances. In addition to the cleaning properties of soap products used today, it is preferred for consumers to show antibacterial properties. Since these products are antibacterial products, they are considered as biocidal products.

What is the Difference of Antibacterial Soap?

Antibacterial soap is a type of soap that is claimed to be effective against bacteria and contains certain chemical components to prevent the growth or reproduction of microorganisms. It usually contains antibacterial substances such as triclosan or triclocarban. This type of soap is widely used in both personal hygiene and healthcare organizations.

What are the Uses of Antibacterial Soap?

  • Personal Hygiene: Used for cleaning hands, face and body.
  • Health Institutions: Used for infection control in places such as hospitals and clinics.
  • Food Services: Used to ensure food safety in restaurants and food processing facilities.


What are the Benefits of Antibacterial Soap?

  • It can reduce the risk of infection by reducing the number of bacteria on the hands and body.
  • It can prevent foodborne illness by preventing bacterial contamination during food preparation.
  • It can be used to reduce the risk of infection before and after surgery.


How is Antibacterial Soap Licensed?

Companies that will produce antibacterial soap must obtain permits from the relevant ministries. In the file prepared in the ministry application, the product must have tests to ensure that it is effective on bacteria due to the antibacterial claim of the product. After receiving positive results from the requested tests, companies can license, produce and sell their products.

What are Nanolab's Bacterial Efficacy Studies on Liquid Soap Products?

Our laboratory performs the analysis of Evaluation of Bactericidal Activity accredited by TS EN 1276 method in line with current instructions.

We perform tests on the following microorganisms in the analysis of Bactericidal Activity Evaluation by TS EN 1276 method.

  • E. coli K12 NCTC 10538
  • E. hirae ATCC 10541
  • P. aeruginosa ATCC 15442
  • S. aureus ATCC 6538


What should be the effectiveness of antibacterial soap?

Soap products are generally products that are rinsed during use. As a result of the tests performed, it must be at least 99.9% effective on bacteria in order to be considered effective on bacteria. Companies can include statements such as “99.9% destroys bacteria”, “99.9% protection against bacteria” on their product packaging if their product is effective on bacteria.

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